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Gettysburg Battlefield

Explore the Battleground Today

The Gettysburg National Military Park is home to some of the most historic and scenic Civil War sites.  Visitors can walk in the footsteps of soldiers who fought at such iconic places as Culp's Hill, The Peach Orchard, Wheatfield, Devil's Den, Little Round Top, and Cemetery Ridge.  The 22,000 sq. ft. Museum and Visitor Center is a great place to start your visit. Battlefield tours, either self-guided or with a Licensed Battlefield Guide, are available. Don't forget to visit the Soldiers National Cemetery and the David Wills House in town, where Abraham Lincoln stayed the night before he gave his Gettysburg Address.

Featured Trails on this Battlefield

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Gettysburg Battlefield: What's Nearby

Gettysburg, PA
Seminary Ridge Museum & Education Center
Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum
Gettysburg, PA
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Carlisle, PA
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Woodbine, Maryland (MD-51)
Woodbine, MD
Conococheague Institute at Rock Hill Farm
Mercersburg, PA
Pry House Field Hospital Museum
Keedysville, MD
Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags Collection
Harrisburg, PA
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA
Rev War  |  Fort
Fort Frederick State Park
Big Pool, MD
B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station
Ellicott City, MD
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Baltimore, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Leesburg, Virginia (VA-117)
Leesburg, VA
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Silver Spring, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Paradise, Pennsylvania (PA-173)
Paradise, PA
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
Washington, DC

Preservation

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Related Battles

Adams County, PA | July 1, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
51,112
Union
23,049
Confed.
28,063